fel·low·ship
ˈfe-lə-ˌship 
-lō-
1
: companionship, company
looking for the fellowship of friendly people
2
a
: community of interest, activity, feeling, or experience
their fellowship in crime—
A. J. Ayer
A. J. Ayer
b
: the state of being a fellow or associate
3
: a company of equals or friends : association
a youth fellowship
4
: the quality or state of being comradely
meaningful communication for building trust and fellowship
5
obsolete
: membership, partnership
6
a
: the position of a fellow (as of a university)
applied for a research fellowship in physics
b
: the stipend of a fellow
c
: a foundation for the providing of such a stipend
fellowshipped also fellowshiped
ˈfe-lə-ˌshipt
-lō-
; fellowshipping also fellowshiping
ˈfe-lə-ˌshi-piŋ
-lō-
: to join in fellowship especially with a church member
: to admit to fellowship (as in a church)
Examples of fellowship in a Sentence
Noun
traditions that bind us together in fellowship
members of a law firm who violated just about every ethical principle that the legal fellowship holds dear
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Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Much to Ahn’s surprise, all three had followed in their father's footsteps and were in orthopedics, finishing up their fellowships at different hospitals.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Additional support was awarded to four curatorial research fellowships.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The Lake Wells project led to back-to-back fellowships for George, including the CoGenerators fellowship in San Francisco.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 6 Feb. 2025
Much to Ahn’s surprise, all three had followed in their father's footsteps and were in orthopedics, finishing up their fellowships at different hospitals.
—Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
The conversation featured filmmakers who had been supported by the Adobe Film & TV Fund, an initiative dedicated to helping underrepresented creators and filmmakers find career opportunities through a variety of different programs, including the Latinx House, Gold House, and Ignite fellowships.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Additional support was awarded to four curatorial research fellowships.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Fellowship.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fellowship. Accessed 12 Feb. 2025.
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